Necktie-guide for folded collars.



G. H. PERRINE.

NECKTIE GUIDE FOR FOLDED COLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED .IULY 2. I915.

Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

GEORGE E. PERRINE, 0F GREENBURG, NEW YORK.

NECKTIE-GUIDE FOR FOLDED COLLARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

Application fifed July 2, 1915. Serial No. 37,728.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. Pnnnmn, a citizen of the United States, residing at. Greenburg, in the county of lVestchester and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Necktie-Guides for Folded Collars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. I

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, cheap and efficient means by which the necktie may have free play between the folds of folded or turned-clown collars, so as to be capable of ready slipping without binding in the act of adjusting the ends to suit the wearer in tying the necktie, and to prevent the necktie from working up between the folds of the collar.

The invention consists of a strip of any suitable material, such as cardboard, fiberboard, rubber, celluloid, metal, or the like, that will receive and retain embossed or otherwise applied projections, and that may be inserted between thev folds of the collar,

space apart said folds, and afford through 7 its projections a stopping means to limit the location of the necktie and prevent it from binding or sticking and so refusing to slip lengthwise between the folds of the collar, as I will proceed now to explain and finally claim.

a 1n the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention, in the several figures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a folded or turned-down collar, partly broken away at the back of the band, with one form of guide in position, and also showing in dotted lines, a portion of a four-in-hand necktie in position. Fig. 2 is an elevation, and Fig. 3 is a crosssection of the form of guide shown in Fig. 1 detached, taken on line A B, of Fig. 2. Fig. l is a perspective view of another form of guide. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of still another form of guide. Fig. 6 is an elevation of a portion of one form of guide having attached projections, and Fig. 7 is a crosssection of the same online C D, Fig. 6.

The guide 1 may be a short strip of suitable material, adapted to be applied between the folds of a turned-down or folded collar at the hack and extending toward the front on both sides, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; or it may be a longer strip, as shown in Figs. 4:, 5 .and 6, that will extend well forward to the front of the collar on both sides; and in either case the bottom edge of the guide may be cut away as at 2, so as not to interfere with the use of the buttonhole 3 at the back of the collar 4. This guide may be made of any suitable material, such as cardboard, fiberboard, rubber, gutta percha, celluloid, metal, or the like, and preferably inherently waterproof, or rendered waterproof, and sufficiently rigid to hold its shape and to retain in shape the projections thereon when made integral therewith, or to hold such projections in place when affixed to it. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, these projections, 5, are embossed or struck up in the material so as to stand off therefrom, as shown in Fig. 8, and present shoulders 6 against which the upper edge of the necktie abuts and runs in adjusting the necktie in the collar when applied to a wearers neck, thus preventing the necktie from unduly riding up into the upper portion of the collar be tween its folds. These projections likewise serve to space apart or separatethe folds of the collar sufficiently to permit the necktie to be slipped easily in the collar in order to effect the adjustments desired by the wearer in tying the necktie. As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, these projections may be of triangular shape, runningout to nothing at the top; or as shown in Fig. 4 the projections 7 may be of triangular shape, standing off from the strip, more or less, throughout their entire extent; or as shown in Fig.5

these projections 8 may be oval and of substantlally uniform cross-section; or as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the projections 9 may be substantially like shoe lacing-hool'rs or studs provided with eyelets by which they may be riveted tothe strip. But the invention is not limited to the form or construction of projections, excepting as hereinafter claimed.

It is advisable to locate the projections below the upper edge of the strip and above its lower edge and at or about the longitudinal center of the strip, so that the strip may be placed between the folds of the collar and extend up to its upper edge without unduly separating the folds at the upper portion of the collar and yet space apart or separate them in a plane between its upper and lower edges to such an extent that the necktie may be placed in between the folds of the collar next tothe inner fclol or band and with its outer side against the body of the strip and its upper edge alining with the shoulders or lower edges of the projections or portions, and in this way the tendency of the folds of the collarto close down tight one upon the other when applied to a shirt will be overcome and suflicient space willbe afforded between them to permit the free slipping of the necktie when the wearer adjusts it for tying purposes. In this way the strain of tugging on the necktie in order to cause it m slip between the folds of the collar'is obviated, and the tie is prevented from becoming stringy as so often happens when the material of the necktie is such as to cause excessive friction between itself and the folds of the collar when the necktie is moved lengthwise.

What I claim is r l. A necktie guide, for folded or turneddown collars, comprising a strip of suitable material adapted to be inserted between the folds of the collar and of a length sufficient to extend from the back forward along both sides of the collar, and provided with pro jections located between its upper and lower edges and presenting shoulders at their lower portions against which the upper edge of "the necktie abuts, and by'which the upward movement of the necktie between the folds of the collar is arrested, said shoulders serving also to space apart or separate the folds of the collar sufficiently to permit the necktie to be freely slipped lengthwise between the folds of the'collar. 1

2. A necktie guide for folded collars, comprising a strip of rigid material ofa length sufficient to extend from the back of the collar forward along both sides of the'collar, and having embossed projections therein located between. the upper and lower edges of the stripand serving to arrest the upward movement of the necktie and to space apart or separate the folds of the collar and therenecktie and to spaceapart or separate the I folds of the collar and thereby permit freedom vof movement of the necktie inthe direction of its length when placed between said folds and below said projections. V 4. A necktie guide for folded collars, comprising an elongated strip of rigid materialadapted toextend from the backof the collar forwardlytoward its front and having embcssedprojections therein extending out from one side thereof and located be-" tween the upper and lower edges of the strip and having well defined shouldersat their lower portions and disappearing in the body ofthe strip above, and serving to arrest. the

upward movement of; the necktie and to space apart or separate'the foldsof the collartothereby permit the necktie to be freely slippedlengthwise between thesaid folds in order toadjust it for tying.-- V 1 r In testimcny whereof I have hereunto set my hand this first day of July A. D. 1915.

. GEORGE H.PERRINE. Witnesses: v

"F; G. WI'r'rMER, .VV. E. TWIN ING.

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